Zombiepirate@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoWhat's your favorite joke that doesn't translate to English very well?message-squaremessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1117arrow-down1message-squareWhat's your favorite joke that doesn't translate to English very well?Zombiepirate@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square85fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHetare King@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 hours agoIn Japanese: 春夏冬 It means spring (haru), summer (natsu), winter (fuyu). What’s missing? Autumn. In other words, autumn (aki) is nonexistent (nai), so this is pronounced akinai, which means “not getting tired/bored of something”.
In Japanese: 春夏冬
It means spring (haru), summer (natsu), winter (fuyu). What’s missing? Autumn. In other words, autumn (aki) is nonexistent (nai), so this is pronounced akinai, which means “not getting tired/bored of something”.